The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-10-07

scale. When a big robbery has been
planned, and the robbers are sure of a
big stake, every means is put in use to
obtain it, Their intelligence always
gives birth to the shrewdest combina-
tons. Not long ago q wealthy con-
tractor drew sixty-five thousand francs
from bank, put it into a small hand
satchel, and got into a carriage to be
driven to the Hotel de Vile. The car
riage had not gone three hundred feet
before the money was stolen. The
thing seemed inexplicable, but it had
been easy enough for the robbers The
carriage had scarcely left the bank
when several persons rushed into the
street and picked up a man who was
screaming as if frightfully injured. 1t
was supposed that he had been run
over by an omnibus which had just
gone by at a rapid pace. In appear
ance he seemed seriously wounded. In
reality he was not hurt at all, and just
here was the mystery Of the robbery.
! The clever thieves had invented this
scheme to attract attention, and thanks
to its success an accomplish of the
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the satchel from the carriage while the
owner was leaning out of the window
to see what had happened"
I'm this class of pickpOckets you
have designated only men; but among
the women you must have found curl
Gus types?"
s'Not many. You see them at the
railroad stations, at the boat landings,
at the theaters, on the promenades, in
the museums, and in the large stores.
They attack only women. They are
intelligent, shrewd and audacious.
Germany sends us the greatest number
| of female pickpockets, but they are
not the most adroit. The English
women have carried this kind of rob
berry almost to the height of an
art. Maneuvering from choice with
the left hand, they always keep
the right hand gloved. Span
ish women are easily recognized.
Small, sprightly, dark skinned, they
slip into the crowds with great vivacity.
| If they are warned that detective is
near, they turn to him and try to en-
gage him in conversation. The French
women are skillful, but too much occu-
| pied with the practical results of rob-
berry to succeed. They are always in
a hurry to ascertain the contents Of
their stolen purses, and this often
| leads to their capture.
The women are constantly inventing
new tricks in the art of stealing. In
a large store, the other day, woman
was detected who carried baby of
eighteen or twenty months old on her
/ left arm, with its legs and feet hang
| ing down in such way as to conceal
| her work with her right hand. At the
! opportune moment she lightly ticbled
! the child's legs with her left hand while
with her right she rummaged in the
pockets of the lady customers. If the
person whose pocket she was picking
felt a touch and turned upon her, she
gave the baby a few taps, sayin e:
keep your feet still; you will soil
/ madame's DRESS" which was sufficient
to avert all suspicion. A new kint
of pickpocket was lately discovered.
| 1t was boy, hardly ten years old,
| captured at an omnibus station. With
his hands in his overcoat pockets he
| despoiled victim after victim, and if
! any of them were inclined to suspect
him they were treasured by his inof-
fensive attitude. As for pockets, the
overcoat had only the exterior open
ings, and the boy could thrust his hands
among the crowd without taking them
out of what appeared to be his pockets
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